Enrolling in Graduate School Courses
Application examinations for graduate school courses are administered by each faculty.
Application Requirements
Application requirements are as shown below for all faculties.
Open to those who have completed schooling equivalent to 16 years of education (elementary 6 years, middle school 3 years, high school 3 years, college 4 years) overseas (outside of Japan).
For PhDs in medical or dental fields, applications are open to those who have completed schooling equivalent to 18 years of education in Japan (final course in medicine or dentistry).
Application Procedures
Tests for special admissions for international students are normally administered by each faculty.
However, international students who have graduated from a Japanese university will not be considered for special admissions, and some departments may require normal admission examinations.
Contact the respective faculties for detailed information regarding application procedures, dates and selection methods.
English Courses in Graduate School Faculties
Courses in English for international students are available as shown below.
Contact the respective faculty for details.
| Faculty | Course Name | |
| Law | Masters, PhD | International Business Law |
| Masters | Young Leader’s Program | |
| Masters | Asia Comparative Political Administration | |
| Engineering | PhD | International Environmental System Engineering |
| Engineering Science | PhD | International Science |
| Bio-Resource and Bio-environment science | Masters, PhD | International Development Research |
Admission Application Periods
| Faculty | Application Period | Test Date | Announcement Of Results | |
| Humanities | Master’s | (First) Early~mid Aug. | Early Sept. | Mid Sept. |
| (Late) Late Dec.~early Jan. | Early Feb. | Mid Feb. | ||
| Post PhD | Late Jan~early Feb. | Late Feb~early Mar | Mid Mar. | |
| Social and Cultural Studies | Master’s | (First) Late Jul. | Late Sept. | Mid Oct. |
| (Late) Mid Dec. | Late Jan. | Early Feb. | ||
| Post PhD | Mid Jan. | Late Feb. | Early Mar. | |
| Human-Environment Studies | Master’s | (First) Early Aug. | Early Sept. | Late Sep. |
| (Late) Early~mid Jan. | Mid Feb. | Late Feb. | ||
| Post PhD | (First) Early Aug. | Early Sept. | Mid Sept. | |
| (Late) Late Jan. | Early Mar. | Mid Mar. | ||
| Law School | Professional graduate school | Mid Sept. | Early~mid Nov. | Mid Dec. |
| Economics | Master’s | Late Aug. | Late Sep. | Late Oct. |
| Professional graduate school | Mid Oct. | Mid Nov. | Late Nov. | |
| Post PhD | Mid Jan. | Early Mar. | Mid Mar. | |
| Law | Master’s | Early Nov~mid Dec. | Late Jan. | Mid Feb. |
| Post PhD | ||||
| Sciences | Master’s | Early Dec. | Late Jan.. | Mid Feb |
| Post PhD | ||||
| Math | Master’s | Early Jan. | Early Feb. | Mid Feb. |
| Post PhD | (First) Early Aug. | Mid Aug. | Late Aug. | |
| (Late) Early Jan. | Early Feb. | Mid Feb. | ||
| Systems Life Science | PhD | Late Jan. | Early Feb. | Early Mar. |
| Medical Science | Master’s | (Medicine) Early Jul. | Mid Aug. | Early Sept. |
| (medical management) Mid Aug. | Early Sept. | Early Oct. | ||
| PhD | (First) Early Sept. | Early Oct. | Late Oct. | |
| (Late) Early Jan. | Early Feb. | Late Feb. | ||
| Dental Science | PhD | (First) Mid Sept. | Early Oct. | Mid Oct. |
| (Late) Mid Jan. | Early Feb. | Mid Feb. | ||
| Pharmaceutical Science | Master’s | Mid Jan. | Early Feb. | Early Mar. |
| Post PhD | ||||
| Engineering | Master’s | (First) Late Jul. | Early Sept. | Mid Sept. |
| (Late) Early~mid Jan. | Early Feb. | Mid Feb. | ||
| Post PhD | Late Jan. | Late Feb. | Early Mar. | |
| Design | Master’s | Late Oct. | Early Dec. | Late Dec. |
| Mid Jan. | Late Feb. | Mid Mar. | ||
| Information Science and Electrical Engineering | Master’s | (First) Late Jul. | Early Sept. | Mid Sept. |
| (Late) Early~late Jan. | Late Jan. | Early Feb. | ||
| Post PhD | Early Aug. | Late Aug. | Mid Sept. | |
| Late Jan. | Late Feb. | Early Mar. | ||
| Engineering Science | Master’s | Early Jul. | Late Aug. | Early Sept. |
| Post PhD | Late Aug. | Late Aug. | Early Sep | |
| Bio-resource and Bio-environmental Science | Master’s | (First) Early Aug. | Early Sept. | Mid Sept. |
| (Late) Early Jan. | Late Jan. | Early Mar. | ||
| Post PhD | (First) Early Aug. | Early Sept. | Mid Sept. | |
| (Late) Early Jan. | Late Jan. | Early Mar. | ||
